A while back, we talked about the teasing nickname Billy Badass, thrown around in the military to refer to someone a little too gung ho. In the firefighting and EMT professions, the equivalent name is Ricky Rescue. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Ricky Rescue”
A while back I brought the term Billy Badass to the show.
Billy Badass.
Do you remember this?
This is the guy in the military who’s all gung-ho and he’s going to go fight, fight, fight and solve everything.
And he’s a tough guy.
Okay.
You know, he thinks of himself as like a real superhero, right?
Turns out, a friend of mine heard that segment, and she says in firefighting and in EMT work, that is people who work in the ambulances.
Paramedics.
Paramedics.
They have another term that’s very similar.
It’s Ricky Rescue, and Ricky Rescue’s the same.
He thinks that he’s going to go save a life today, and he gets really amped up about stuff, and he’s out there all day long.
We’re running these fantasies through his mind about how he’s going to be the savior, and somebody’s going to remember him for life, and he’s just going to get an award and commendations.
And he’s in it to win it.
He’s just going to rescue people no matter what.
That’s Ricky Rescue.
He’s going to risk it for the biscuit.
Risk it for the biscuit.
I just heard that the other day.
Yeah, so it’s funny.
We’ve got these terms, and usually they’re put-downs.
They’re not usually accolades if somebody calls you Ricky Rescue or Billy Badass.
Something tells me that there are a lot of other professions where there are terms like this.
Yes, I imagine there are.
If in your profession there’s a term for the guy or gal who’s a little too gung-ho, tell me about it.
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